Planetary hours
in Alicante.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 26 February 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:38 – 08:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:31
- 3♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:27
- 4☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:23
- 5♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:19 – 13:15
- 7☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 16:03
- 10♂︎ Mars16:03 – 16:59
- 11☉︎ Sun16:59 – 17:55
- 12♀︎ Venus17:55 – 18:51
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:51 – 19:55
- 2☽︎ Moon19:55 – 20:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:59 – 22:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 23:06
- 5♂︎ Mars23:06 – 00:10
- 6☉︎ Sun00:10 – 01:14
- 7♀︎ Venus01:14 – 02:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:22
- 9☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:29 – 06:33
- 12♂︎ Mars06:33 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alicante?
On Saturday, 26 February 2028, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 11h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 12h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:38 to 08:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.